A Metairie woman has been arrested, accused of skimming $25,500 from her employer's deposits to cover her rent and other expenses. Valerie Norment, 26, was booked with theft valued at $1,500 or more, according to a Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office arrest report.

Norment's employer, New Orleans Harley-Davidson, declined to comment about the case on Tuesday. But according to the arrest report, officials from the store, at 6105 Airline Drive in Metairie, contacted the Sheriffs Office after Norment admitted taking about $4,000.

Sheriff's Office detectives took Norment into custody Friday (Dec. 6) at her home, 222 Glendale Drive, Metairie. She agreed to cooperate with the investigation, the report said.

It's not clear what position Norment held at the business, but her duties seemed to have included handling the store's deposits, according to the report. She confessed to recording the correct deposit amount at the store, but she would pocket some of the cash before it made its way to the bank.

Norment initially told detectives she stole about $3,000 each month since June to "make ends meet," the arrest report said. She used the money to pay rent, student loans and other bills.

But she later changed her story and admitted to taking more. Detectives figured Norment had actually stolen closer to $4,250 per month. Store officials are still conducting audits, but have told Sheriff's Office investigators they are missing about $114,000, the arrest report said. Norment has denied taking that amount.

Norment was booked Saturday at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna. She was released the same day on a $30,000 bond.